A Concise History of World Population : An Introduction to Population Processes

Livi-Bacci, Massimo

ISBN 10: 0631223355 / ISBN 13: 9780631223351

Published by Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 2001

About this Item

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Concise History of World Population : An Introduction to Population Processes
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631223355
• ISBN 13: 9780631223351
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.895 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

The new edition of this standard history of world population has been updated to include projections to the year 2050. It includes a new section on the effects of HIV on mortality and has expanded discussion of the geopolitical implications of demographic increase on different regions of the world.

About the Author

Massimo Livi-Bacci is Professor of Demography at the University of Florence. From 1989 to 1993 he was President of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. He has published extensively on the history of population and on demography, and has taught or held research fellowships at universities all over the world, including the College de France, the Colegio de Mexico, Princeton University, University of California at Berkeley, and Brown University. In Italy he is a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and of the Committee of Enquiry on poverty.